Amman, Jordan-- (SBWIRE) -- 02/15/2010 -- Under the patronage of His Excellency, Mr. Tetsuo Shioguchi, Ambassador of Japan, Le Meridien Amman hosted its annual cocktail reception for the Japanese corporate society in Jordan.

The event took place in Benihana restaurant, a chain with more than 98 restaurants world wide, renowned for its sushi and teppanyaki. More than one hundred CEOs, presidents, general managers, and VIPs attended the reception from various Japanese corporations investing in Jordan and the region.

Le Meridien Amman’s General Manager, Mr. Tareq Derbas, expressed his pleasure by saying, “We are both delighted and honored to host this networking reception for senior executives from the Japanese community here in Jordan. This reception is an opportunity for us, at Le Meridien Amman, to celebrate our extensive and solid relationship with the Japanese corporate community and to further enhance it.”

It is worthy of mentioning that Le Meridien Amman, a subsidiary of Starwood Hotels & Resorts, is located at the center of Sheminsani, a central point for the majority of the Japanese companies in Jordan.

About Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc is one of the leading hotel and leisure companies in the world with 960 properties in 97 countries and 145,000 employees at its owned and managed properties. Starwood Hotels is a fully integrated owner, operator and franchisor of hotels, resorts and residences with the following internationally renowned brands: St. Regis®, The Luxury Collection®, W®, Westin®, Le Méridien®, Sheraton®, Four Points® by Sheraton, and the recently launched Aloft®, and Element SM. Starwood Hotels also owns Starwood Vacation Ownership, Inc, one of the premier developers and operators of high quality vacation interval ownership resorts. For more information, please visit http://www.starwoodhotels.com.

For more information, please contact the PR department:
Sewar Sawalha
Telephone:00962 6 5696511 X 1514
Email:sewar.sawalha@lemeridien.com